Telegram Messenger
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Pure instant messaging — simple, fast, secure, and synced across all your devices. Over 100 million active users in two and a half years.

FAST: Telegram is the fastest messaging app on the market, connecting people via a unique, distributed network of data centers around the globe.

SYNCED: You can access your messages from all your devices at once. Start typing on your phone and finish the message from your tablet or laptop. Never lose your data again.

UNLIMITED: You can send media and files, without any limits on their type and size. Your entire chat history will require no disk space on your device, and will be securely stored in the Telegram cloud for as long as you need it.

SECURE: We made it our mission to provide the best security combined with ease of use. Everything on Telegram, including chats, groups, media, etc. is encrypted using a combination of 256-bit symmetric AES encryption, 2048-bit RSA encryption, and Diffie–Hellman secure key exchange.

POWERFUL: You can create group chats for up to 30,000 members, share large videos, documents of any type (.DOC, .MP3, .ZIP, etc.), and even set up bots for specific tasks. It's the perfect tool for hosting online communities and coordinating teamwork.

RELIABLE: Built to deliver your messages in the minimum bytes possible, Telegram is the most reliable messaging system ever made. It works even on the weakest mobile connections.

FUN: Telegram has powerful photo and video editing tools and an open sticker/GIF platform to cater to all your expressive needs.

SIMPLE: While providing an unprecedented array of features, we are taking great care to keep the interface clean. With its minimalist design, Telegram is lean and easy to use.

100% FREE & NO ADS: Telegram is free and will always be free. We are not going to sell ads or introduce subscription fees.

PRIVATE: We take your privacy seriously and will never give third parties access to your data.

For those interested in maximum privacy, Telegram offers Secret Chats. Secret Chat messages can be programmed to self-destruct automatically from both participating devices. This way you can send all types of disappearing content — messages, photos, videos, and even files. Secret Chats use end-to-end encryption to ensure that a message can only be read by its intended recipient.

We keep expanding the boundaries of what you can do with a messaging app. Don’t wait years for older messengers to catch up with Telegram — join the revolution today.

What’s New

Version History

5.2

Jan 21, 2019

Global permissions and unified settings for groups, undo deleting chats in version 5.2:

• Global permissions for groups. Restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.• Unified group settings. Make groups public, set admins with granular permissions and toggle persistent history in just a few taps in any group. • Undo deleting chats and clearing chat history within 5 seconds. Detailed confirmation dialogs when deleting chats.

• New sorting options in Contacts: by name or by last seen time.• New animations when uploading and downloading media.• Greatly increased loading speed for media previews.• Proxy links can be shared via Digital Resistance QR codes (Settings > Proxy > Share), read by in-app or system camera (iOS 12).• Redesigned search bar.

5.1.1

Dec 22, 2018

• Create polls in groups and channels – right from the attachment menu. • Use web search to find images when sending "Photo & Video" attachments or setting a profile picture.

Numerous minor improvements and fixes, including:

• Clearing cache in Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage now correctly reduces the space taken by the app. • Files and media will keep downloading for a while after you close the app.• Detailed progress is shown when downloading and uploading files. • Contacts are now sorted correctly and scrolling by letters is back.

5.1

Dec 10, 2018

- Support for custom languages. Crowdsource a cloud-based language pack for Telegram in any language using our Translations platform – then apply it in real time.- Instant View 2.0. View web pages instantly with improved support for more types of content.- Pinned messages in small groups and Saved Messages.

- Select multiple chats to quickly delete them or mark them as "Read".- Mark all your chats as read using the new "Read All" feature.- Report child abuse using the "Report" feature on media in groups and channels.- More than 400 minor improvements, including better support for Apple Watch.

5.0.17

Nov 14, 2018

Meet Telegram 5 – a faster, sleeker and more battery-friendly Telegram completely rebuilt from scratch.In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.16

Nov 8, 2018

- Improved streaming support for audio and video files.

Meet Telegram 5 – a faster, sleeker and more battery-friendly Telegram completely rebuilt from scratch.In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.15

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.14

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.13

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.11

Oct 11, 2018

Meet Telegram 5 – a faster, sleeker and more battery-friendly Telegram completely rebuilt from scratch.In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.10

Oct 11, 2018

Meet Telegram 5 – a faster, sleeker and more battery-friendly Telegram completely rebuilt from scratch.In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.9

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Support for photos in push notifications.- Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We might've added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

5.0.8

In this update:- Improved battery usage.- Expandable in-app notifications. - Faster messages synchronization.- Smooth animations in chats.- Streaming support for audio files. - Improved background activity: Unmuted chats are always up to date.- New unread counter: Shows the number of unmuted chats with unread messages (can be adjusted in Settings). - Improved navigation for busy chats: Scroll up to see the message date. Tap this date to go to the first message of the day.

Also, all of the old bugs are gone forever. We may have added some shiny new bugs in the process – will make sure they are quickly fixed.

4.9.2

Sep 1, 2018

- Minor improvements, including fixes for several crashes.

New in version 4.9.1:- New “Exceptions” section in Notification settings that lists all your chats with custom notifications. - Improved password hashing algorithm to better protect Telegram Passport data.

4.8.4

Jul 3, 2018

- Minor improvements, including fixes for several crashes.

New in version 4.8.3:- Swipe right in the chats list to mark chats as Read or Unread.- Listen to voice and video messages in 2X mode if you're in a hurry.- Choose which data to send when sharing contacts, including multiple phone numbers and other vCard fields.- Replace media when editing messages with media content.

4.8.3

Jun 27, 2018

- Swipe right in the chats list to mark chats as Read or Unread.- Listen to voice and video messages in 2X mode if you're in a hurry.- Share and view contacts as VCards, choose which data to send when sharing contacts.- Replace media when editing messages with media content.

4.8.2

Jun 1, 2018

GDPR Update

- Updated the registration process. If you live in the UK or EU, you must be 16 years or older to use Telegram.- When signing up for Telegram, you accept our Privacy Policy.- You can now stop updating your contacts and delete your synced contacts in Privacy & Security settings.- If you enabled link previews in Secret Chats, you can now disable them in Privacy & Security settings.

- Discover new stickers. Type one emoji to see suggestions from popular sticker sets. Stickers you've added show up first.- Search for Stickers. Scroll up in the sticker panel and use the new search field to quickly locate your sticker sets or discover new ones.- Multi-shot sending. Take and send multiple photos one after another.- Auto-Night Mode. Automatically switch to the dark version of the interface after nightfall or in low-light conditions.- Telegram Login widget. Log in to other websites and services using your Telegram account. - You can also use formatting in media captions, report individual messages in public entities, and enjoy optimized battery usage.

4.8

Mar 22, 2018

- Discover new stickers. Type one emoji to see suggestions from popular sticker sets. Stickers you've added show up first.- Search for Stickers. Scroll up in the sticker panel and use the new search field to quickly locate your sticker sets or discover new ones.- Multi-shot sending. Take and send multiple photos one after another.- Auto-Night Mode. Automatically switch to the dark version of the interface after nightfall or in low-light conditions.- Telegram Login widget. Log in to other websites and services using your Telegram account. - You can also use formatting in media captions, report individual messages in public entities, and enjoy optimized battery usage.

4.7.1

- New Appearance Settings.- Four different themes, including a night mode.- Different font sizes.- Different accent colors for the “Day” theme.

4.7

Dec 30, 2017

- Four different themes, including a night mode.- Different font sizes.- Different accent colors for the “Day” theme.

4.6

Dec 8, 2017

- New granular settings for auto-downloading media and saving incoming photos.- Swipe left on any message to reply to it.- Link previews for Instagram posts and tweets with multiple photos will now show all the media as an album.- Embeddable HTML-widget for messages in public channels and groups (available when viewing t.me links to messages in web-browsers).- Added support for albums to Secret Chats. - Added full support for MTProto 2.0.- Added option to only use p2p in calls with contacts (Privacy & Security Settings).- Fixed issue with the app crashing on iOS 6.- Greatly increased startup speed and the overall speed of the app.

4.5

Nov 14, 2017

- Grouped Photos. Group media into an album when sharing multiple photos and videos. Choose the exact order of media you send.

- Saved Messages. Bookmark messages by forwarding them to “Saved Messages”. Access them from the Chats list or Settings.

- Better Search. Find bots and public channels faster by typing their titles in Search. Popular bots and channels are shown first.

- Pinned Messages. If you are a channel admin, pin messages to focus your subscribers’ attention on important announcements.

Bonus Tracks:

- Fully redesigned Settings. - New context menu when you tap and hold on a message. - Other UI improvements including full support for iPhone X.

Jan 21, 2019

Version 5.2

Global permissions and unified settings for groups, undo deleting chats in version 5.2:

• Global permissions for groups. Restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.• Unified group settings. Make groups public, set admins with granular permissions and toggle persistent history in just a few taps in any group. • Undo deleting chats and clearing chat history within 5 seconds. Detailed confirmation dialogs when deleting chats.

• New sorting options in Contacts: by name or by last seen time.• New animations when uploading and downloading media.• Greatly increased loading speed for media previews.• Proxy links can be shared via Digital Resistance QR codes (Settings > Proxy > Share), read by in-app or system camera (iOS 12).• Redesigned search bar.

Ratings and Reviews

4.3 out of 5

45.9K Ratings

45.9K Ratings

ToxicTrashPanda
,10/19/2018

Best Messenger I’ve EVER Had

First of all, I love the very easy layout. It makes talking with my friends—and making new friends—so easy. Its phone contact-syncing capabilities are very useful. I also love how many GIFs and sticker sets can be found, and how you can even add your own stickers and GIFs to the Telegram vault. Connection is also rarely lost and chats load fairly quick.

However, the one thing that takes me out of the messenger “magic” is how after the last couple of updates, every time I spend more than five minutes in another app (while leaving Telegram open), the chat screen seems to be blank (still shows the circle outlines of people’s icons, and the message bubbles, but all are completely blank) when I switch back to Telegram. This is not a problem for me, as the chat and images immediately load back in when I start using Telegram again, but it’s just a bit strange to me. Maybe a very very small glitch.

Other than the above “however”, EVERYTHING about this app is absolutely fantastic. I would recommend using it! 5 stars for sure. :)

ToxicTrashPanda
,10/19/2018

Best Messenger I’ve EVER Had

First of all, I love the very easy layout. It makes talking with my friends—and making new friends—so easy. Its phone contact-syncing capabilities are very useful. I also love how many GIFs and sticker sets can be found, and how you can even add your own stickers and GIFs to the Telegram vault. Connection is also rarely lost and chats load fairly quick.

However, the one thing that takes me out of the messenger “magic” is how after the last couple of updates, every time I spend more than five minutes in another app (while leaving Telegram open), the chat screen seems to be blank (still shows the circle outlines of people’s icons, and the message bubbles, but all are completely blank) when I switch back to Telegram. This is not a problem for me, as the chat and images immediately load back in when I start using Telegram again, but it’s just a bit strange to me. Maybe a very very small glitch.

Other than the above “however”, EVERYTHING about this app is absolutely fantastic. I would recommend using it! 5 stars for sure. :)

Lt. Noin
,10/28/2018

Great App, simple and intuitive

The app itself is amazing and it works incredibly well. I use this more then any other messaging app and even got most of my contacts to use it. Most people know I use Telegram more so they so normally download it just to contact me and end up using the app more regularly.

If I could make a suggestion, I would love longer video messaging like add an extra minute or something or cap it at 5 minutes. It doesn’t bother me but it would be nice. Another thing is I don’t know if it’s just me but audio messaging records from the camera microphone, I would love it if the app uses the mic in the bottom ( I use iPhone 6) and honestly that’s my only gripe, I’m writing this review in hopes of reaching out and maybe getting an update that allows the mic in the bottom tone used instead of the camera mic. Also I enjoy the app so why not make a review.

Lt. Noin
,10/28/2018

Great App, simple and intuitive

The app itself is amazing and it works incredibly well. I use this more then any other messaging app and even got most of my contacts to use it. Most people know I use Telegram more so they so normally download it just to contact me and end up using the app more regularly.

If I could make a suggestion, I would love longer video messaging like add an extra minute or something or cap it at 5 minutes. It doesn’t bother me but it would be nice. Another thing is I don’t know if it’s just me but audio messaging records from the camera microphone, I would love it if the app uses the mic in the bottom ( I use iPhone 6) and honestly that’s my only gripe, I’m writing this review in hopes of reaching out and maybe getting an update that allows the mic in the bottom tone used instead of the camera mic. Also I enjoy the app so why not make a review.

MehoCode
,10/24/2018

Media autosave is broken since iOS 12 release and calls dropping every few min

Hey dev team, the auto save feature for all media (images specifically) isn’t working since I updated to publicly available ios 12. It worked perfectly on all betas of iOS 12 and stable versions of previous iOS but now it became very frustrating as I expected to see all images received to be in photo gallery but aren’t being saved for some reason.I tried reinstalling both Telegram and iOS, tested telegram on 3 different iPhones but nothing seem to be helpful in this case.Media auto save is enabled in settings and app has access to photos so no permission issues as far as I understand.I also sent a message to app support few weeks ago and never head back from them so this is the last step before I start looking for alternatives.Another big issue is calls quality/reliability. Every time I call someone after few min I hear beeps that indicate lost/poor network, then I can hear other party again but they can’t hear me or call just drops after 15-20 seconds. The longer the call (multiple calls) is the more often it breaks and I have to call that person again.I’m on latest iOS 12.0.1 and iPhone XS Max 256.Hoping to see these two fixed in the next update.Once this and dropping calls is fixed Telegram will be again my favorite messenger. Until then - 2 star review.

MehoCode
,10/24/2018

Media autosave is broken since iOS 12 release and calls dropping every few min

Hey dev team, the auto save feature for all media (images specifically) isn’t working since I updated to publicly available ios 12. It worked perfectly on all betas of iOS 12 and stable versions of previous iOS but now it became very frustrating as I expected to see all images received to be in photo gallery but aren’t being saved for some reason.I tried reinstalling both Telegram and iOS, tested telegram on 3 different iPhones but nothing seem to be helpful in this case.Media auto save is enabled in settings and app has access to photos so no permission issues as far as I understand.I also sent a message to app support few weeks ago and never head back from them so this is the last step before I start looking for alternatives.Another big issue is calls quality/reliability. Every time I call someone after few min I hear beeps that indicate lost/poor network, then I can hear other party again but they can’t hear me or call just drops after 15-20 seconds. The longer the call (multiple calls) is the more often it breaks and I have to call that person again.I’m on latest iOS 12.0.1 and iPhone XS Max 256.Hoping to see these two fixed in the next update.Once this and dropping calls is fixed Telegram will be again my favorite messenger. Until then - 2 star review.